Mirtha Williams. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) 2009 graduate Mirtha Williams always has been interested in helping people. And, she has succeeded in helping people throughout her adult life in various ways: as a wife, mother, Sunday school teacher, and ministry advisor. It wasn’t until she[Read More…]
Schools
Sun-Times Video: Emanuel calls teachers strike vote ‘huge’
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- From The Chicago Sun-Times: Mayor Rahm Emanuel acknowledged Tuesday that 90 percent is a “huge number” for the Chicago Teachers Union to achieve in its strike authorization vote, but he’s holding out hope for a pre-strike settlement. “Let’s work together, find common ground, find partnership, reminding ourselves …. [of[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk Praise the Establishment of a Public Charter School in North Chicago
School to open in September for 250 pupils NORTH CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012. Today, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) announced their support for the establishment of the LEARN Public Charter School in North Chicago on the edge of Great Lakes Naval Station. The Senators congratulated the Navy,[Read More…]
Matteson School District 162 Inducts 72 Graduates into Hall of Fame
RICHTON PARK- June 12,2012–Dr. Blondean Davis, Superintendent of Matteson District 162,congratulates the District’s 4.0 GPA students who are: ( l. to r.) Myles Howard, Kathy Kistner, and Christian Williams. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Three Are Straight A Students Who Earned 4.0 GPAs in Eighth Grade RICHTON PARK, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012– Matteson Elementary[Read More…]
President Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science Teachers
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012. President Obama today named 97 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The educators will receive their awards in Washington, DC later this month. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is[Read More…]
Last Out and Celebratory Pile-on at Marian Catholic Baseball State Championship (Video)
Marian Spartans hold aloft their first-ever state trophy for baseball. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Below, the winning team surrounds their state trophy. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Joliet, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Watch winning pitcher Ben Santori attempt to flee the inevitable celebratory pile-on as the Marian Spartans clinch their first state title Saturday. Story: Spartans (25-17) Throttle[Read More…]
Spartans (25-17) Throttle LaSalle-Peru To Capture IHSA 3A State Championship
Pat Schmidt takes a rip Saturday at Joliet in the state title game vs. LaSalle-Peru. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) JOLIET-(ENEWSPF)- Winning pitcher Ben Santori was backed an eight-run explosion in the third inning, as Marian Catholic broke a 1-1 tie and rolled to the IHSA 3A state championship with a 10-2 trouncing[Read More…]
Richton Park, IL Elementary School Community Walks 5,125 Miles to Honor Faculty Member’s Brother–A Soldier Who Went the ‘Extra Mile’
RICHTON PARK–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2012— For one long month, mile after mile– 5,125 of them—470 fourth through sixth grade students trekked around and around the Sauk School campus. And so did all of their teachers. And so did all of their school secretaries and paraprofessionals. The entire Matteson District 162[Read More…]
Spartans (24-17) Top ESCC Rival Nazareth for Berth in IHSA 3A State Title Contest
Eric Hurley rounds third to score the first run in a state semi vs. Nazareth Friday. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) JOLIET-(ENEWSPF)- After splitting a pair of ESCC contests this year, Spartan senior pitcher Brett Lilek made the rubber game against Nazareth Academy look like a mismatch Friday, as the Seattle Mariner-draftee fanned[Read More…]
Durbin, Miller Urge Examination of Student Debit Card Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Assistant Senate Majority Leader, and U.S. Representative George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, yesterday sent letters to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray and Department[Read More…]
